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Black border in the viewfinder

I received a Leica Digilux 2 from a relative and i cant seem to see anything thru the viewfinder or the lcd screen. Its just black. Is the shutter not open? I can see all the numbers and settings around the lcd screen border and can take pictures and video but the pictures are just black. The lens cap is off so thats not the problem.

Open the back of the camera.\012**** the camera as if you were advancing the film.\012While looking in the back, push the shutter release, like you were taking a photo.\012\012You see the mirror flip up and glimpse a flash of light as the camer ...
Leica Digilux 2 Digital Camera

Viewfinder is black. Camera seems to work find except that the viewfinder (both looking through the viewfinder or using the digital screen) is black. Which inturn if you take a picture it comes out black. You can view already taken pictures in the view finder.

Hi,This is symptom of ccd imager chip failure in your Canon S1 IS camera and ccd imager chip will be replaced to get live view in lcd and viewfinder to take fresh pictures.CCD imager chip is electronic part that converts an image into ele ...
Canon PowerShot S1 IS Digital Camera

Screen border On my Fuji S700, pictures used to fill the entire screen when i took and reviewed them. Now, my screen has black border lines on the top and bottom of the screen. When I upload pictures, they are wider from left to right, and thinner top to bottom. When I get them printed, the sides get cut off. How do I get the border thing off?

You are probably in the "3:2" ratio print setting. This is accessed through the "F" button, under image quality. The 3:2 is a ratio of height to width which corresponds to a 4x6 inch print. The other settings are approx. 4x5.33 inches in h to w ratio ...
Fuji FinePix S700 Digital Camera

Blurry viewfinder While the viewfinder has always been a little blurry, I've had a recent problem with it being so blurry you couldn't even use it take a picture. Then after swtiching to the LCD viewfinder to shoot from, I see a large yellowish black line on the left side of it, doesn't seem to affect the pictures as I can view them afterwards ....am I going to have a major repair>

As mentioned, might be a defective CCD imager. You may be in luck. Canon should fix this for you for free, including free shipping both ways. Please check the following two links for more info:\015\012http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/11/ca ...
Canon PowerShot S1 IS Digital Camera

IXUS 75 The camera screen is black when powering it on and only takes black pictures
My screen and viewfinder are black and I cannot get it to take any pictures.

DSC-F707 viewfinder black

This same thing happend to me awhile back. Camera seem to be dead for several weeks until one day I tried turning on and then off the night vision. The was the usual click inside the camera and all was well after that. I still use the camera. ...
Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-F707 Digital Camera

The Viewfinder on my camera Canon Powershot SX20IS turns into black, but the LCD screen is okay. How will I see both the viewfinder & the LCD in normal viewing?

Nikon Coolpix C80 can't get rid of the black border

Black LCD screen and viewfinder in photo take mode

Canon Power Shot S1IS 10x optical zoom 3.2 mega pixels: I turn the camera on and cannot view any subject images either through the viewfinder or LCD screen. The cap is off and the LCD screen and viewfinder are completely black. The display information works fine.

I have a Canon SI S1 digital camera and it was working perfectly until the other night. Now all you see when looking through the viewfinder or displayed on the display panal is blackness. When a picture is taken all you get is a black image. Any suggestions?

This sounds like it might be a defective CCD imager. If so, Canon should fix this for you for free, including free shipping both ways. This is regardless of your camera's warranty status. ...
Canon Digital Cameras

Black Screen When i went to use my powershot s1. The display and viewfinder came up black. Memory card was ok. Menu and settings were also coming up fine. Is there a way to reboot software or is there another problem. Thanks Tommy

Camera shows no image through the viewfinder or on the lcd screen.pressing shutter button will actuate the camera, but only image is of a black box.using the display button to turn off the lcd does not help. the information icons show both in the viewfinder and on the lcd. camera has not been subjected to any abuse of any kind. has not been used for about 2 months

A stuck shutter is another common failure mode for digital cameras. The symptoms of a stuck or "sticky" shutter are very similar to CCD image sensor failure. The camera may take black pictures (for shutter stuck closed), or the pictures may be very ...
Canon PowerShot S3 IS Digital Camera

Everything appears to be working on my camera however i cant see anything on the viewfinder its always black. I can look at pictures ,take pictures with flash, but they are black, please can you advise

If your camera is an SX110 IS, A stuck shutter is another common failure mode for digital cameras. The symptoms of a stuck or "sticky" shutter are very similar to CCD image sensor failure. The camera may take black pictures (for shutter stuck close ...
Canon PowerShot SX110 IS Digital Camera

DSC-P200 This morning I tried to take some pictures with my P200 and the camera turns on normally, and the all of the settings that are normally visible on the viewfinder screen are there, but the screen is black. When I take a picture it's black. I have other photos from yesterday on the memory card which I can view. I have tried resetting the camera. Any ideas what the problem could be?

Sony refuses to acknowledge the ccd issue, or the 'dust bunnies' issue associated with this camera. They WILL NOT service your camera out of warranty. If you bought your camera with a credit card, call the credit card company to see if they have a wa ...
Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-P200 Digital Camera

Screen is black; shows photos taken, but black when turned on and used as viewfinder, as well as when picture taken

If the 2.5'' LCD screen stays black all the time, but pictures are taken properly, then the problem is either the LCD screen, the backlight, or the LCD ribbon connector.\015\012\015\012The only way to find out is disassembling the machine, acce ...
HP Photosmart R727 Digital Camera

When I turn on the camera the lcd screen is black despite removing the lens. when i switch to viewfinder it is also black. camera will display images on card in playback mode

Icons still there. can see pics through viewfinder and take shots but screen stays black in either picture-taking and review settings.
Pictures are there but screen stays black... can use menu and other features.... what do i do? is the camera dead?

This sounds like it might be a defective CCD imager. If so, Canon should fix this for you for free, including free shipping both ways. This is regardless of your camera's warranty status. ...
Canon PowerShot A70 Digital Camera

My cibershot DSC-F717 does not have anything in the viewfinder and the LCD displays the settings and options.The screen is black with yellow words and numbers Also my zoom will not work. The LDC does not have an image on the viewfinder nor the LCD. I do have the LCD setting options displayed. The zoom will not show where the setting is on the LCD and I have checked all the settings (the focus on the zoom mode, conversion in the set up turned to off).

HelloThank you for using FixYa for your problemYour camera is faulty. It should be taken to an authorized repair centre for a repair estimate. Very few digital cameras ...
Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-F717 Digital Camera

Viewfinder Obstruction A black dot has appeared inside my optical viewfinder and is very annoying. Is there anything I can do to remove it.

I have the same problem in the corner of my view finder the rest of it is just gray.........I can't take pictures or view the ones in my camera.........any suggestions on how to fix this?? ...
Nikon Coolpix 3200 Digital Camera

When you turn the camera on the viewfinder remains black. When you take a picture, the picture is black.

CCD FAILURE !\015\012\015\012Just Call Kodak they will do it FREE OF CHARGE ! ask them about BAD CCD !\015\012\015\012it is a known manufac fault and all are doing it FREE !\015\012\015\012Pls rate me WELL ...
Kodak EasyShare One Digital Camera

Black screen Upon power up, the screen view is black but all of the camera;s technical information is properly dislayed around the border.

Hi\015\012\015\012Dangold have you tried pressing the "Disp" button? It's possible your camera is in 'power save' mode and the LCD is turned off to save battery power.\015\012\015\012Can you take pictures even though the scree ...
Canon PowerShot SD750 / IXUS 75 Digital Camera

After taking the 1st picture the viewfinder comes up black (& all subsequent photos are black too)